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Virtual ice fishing program scheduled for Jan. 8; seats still available online

An online virtual ice fishing program on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 7-9 p.m. is hosted by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission staff and trained fishing skills instructors. Sessions will be interactive and include interaction with staff. The program includes ice safety, where to find fish in the winter, basic ice fishing gear needed to get started, next level ice fishing gear and how to use the ice fishing gear. All who participate in the virtual ice fishing program will receive invitations to attend in-person ice fishing programs in northern Pennsylvania, anda post-program email with ...

Reflections in Nature: Looking more closely at the porcupines

Recently I have been asked several questions concerning an animal. One question was what could be chewing on an aluminum ladder? This was easy to answer: a porcupine. The porcupine’s large incisor teeth enable it to eat aluminum signs, cans, plastic, salt, grease, soap, glue in plywood, pressure treated wood, animal bones and deer antlers. In one night, a porcupine can eat one pound of food. The second question was how can a person determine the sex of a porcupine? Since I believed this question was a joke, I thought very carefully before answering. I was a little embarrassed when I ...

Outdoor community calendar for Week of Dec. 2

HOLIDAY WREATHS WITH PETE GSTALDER WHERE: Rider Park WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 7 (1-3 p.m.) NOTES: Rider Park is hosting a event making holiday wreaths twice with Pete Gstalder. Both days are a cost of $20 cash the day of the program. The fee goes towards the material costs and Gstalder’s time. We will be using white pine, spruce, arborvitae, some juniper and seasonal color like red stem dogwood, dried mountain mint flowers and the evergreen leaves of mountain laurel. We will have two wreath making tables set up. Participants will be asked to assemble eight bunches of materials and ...

Wellsboro’s Stiner competed in national bass fishing event

With his regular season wrapped up, Colegan Stiner of Wellsboro advanced to the Toyota Series Championship on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Oklahoma earlier this month. The Toyotoa Series Championship ran Nov. 6-8 and is considered a historic tournament with the best of the best anglers ...